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Uganda President Admits Presence of Ghost Voters On Poll Register
Nov 3 2009, John

nalysis of the national voters’ register confirmed that “some ghost voters existed”. Speaking at a monthly caucus of MPs from the ruling party, President Museveni said the ghosts were discovered by researchers who were drawing up an NRM party

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